Justseeds Artists' Cooperative
Mary Tremonte is an artist, educator, and DJ based in Pittsburgh, PA with a piece of her heart in Toronto. She is a member of Justseeds Artists' Cooperative. As DJ Mary Mack, she strives to make safe(r) spaces on dance floors for embodying a body politic with pleasure. With Justseeds, and independently, Mary has exhibited throughout North America and internationally. Formerly youth programs coordinator at The Andy Warhol Museum, Mary values art education as a means of youth empowerment and social change. Mary was recently an artist in residence at Literacy Pittsburgh through the Pittsburgh Office of Public Art’s Residency in the Public Realm, an initiative to build connections for refugees and immigrants in Pittsburgh through collaborative creative projects, and is currently working with Grow Pittsburgh on OPA's Art, Public Health, and the Environment initiative.
Jesse Purcell is a socially engaged artist and printmaker based in Toronto. He is a member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, and founder of Repetitive Press – Screen Printing and Design Studio, which focuses on providing hand-made graphic materials for cultural producers while working to support social movements.